Concept-driven suppositional thinking - Nick Shea (University of London)
Seminar
Speaker: Nick Shea Abstract: Work on concepts has concentrated on categorization. Categorization is a process that starts with perceptual representations and other special-purpose resources, transitioning from these to a conceptual representation. Just as important, however, are…
From Causal Reasoning to Scientific Thinking
Seminar
Young children have remarkable capacities for causal reasoning, which are part of the foundation of their scientific thinking abilities. In Constructing Science, Deena Weisberg and David Sobel trace the ways that young children's sophisticated causal reasoning abilities combine with other…
Centering Update - Isaac Wilhelm (NUS)
Seminar
Speaker: Isaac Wilhelm Abstract: How should agents change their credences after learning centered propositions like ``It is morning'' or ``I am late''? How should agents update, that is, on centered information? In this paper, I use tools developed in the accuracy literature…
Truth or Fiction in Historical Research: Finding a Middle Ground
Workshop
Historical explanations require the interpretation of incomplete traces of the past. We generally conceive of history as a truth-telling practice, while recognising that the degree of interpretative work that is required means that the truthfulness of a given history is often uncertain. This …
Three Arguments for Inner Awareness - Matt Duncan (Rhode Island College)
Seminar
Speaker: Matt Duncan Abstract: Many philosophers claim that a mental state is phenomenally conscious only if its subject is aware of it. However, Daniel Stoljar (2021) argues that, despite its popularity, there is no persuasive argument for this claim. In this paper, I address this alleged…
Beyond Normativity: Can Metaethics Escape Samsara's Wheel? - Stephen Finlay (ACU)
Seminar
Speaker: Stephen Finlay Abstract: What is the future of normativity? What should it be? I distinguish a narrow, recent inquiry conducted under the rubric ‘normativity’ (meta-‘normative’ theory) from a broad, timeless inquiry (metaethics), characterizing meta-‘normative’ theory as merely the latest…
Jonathan Quong (USC)
Seminar
Jonathan Quong (USC) 12–1PM 8 July 2022 Location: RSSS room 6.71 or online via this Zoom link Paper title, details for accessing the paper and session details will be circulated through the Philsoc-l mailing list, which you can subscribe to here.